Economy and Finance

The town of Orick sits just steps away from Redwood National Park in Humboldt County. It has prime real estate for recreation and tourism, so why are its motels and restaurants shuttered and its residents impoverished?

Nicholas Kristoff and his wife, Cheryl WuDunn, wrote of what they found upon returning to Oregon in the book Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope.

The utility Pacific Power is proposing a major increase to electric costs for its Northern California customers.

Nearly two-thirds of voters rate Oregon’s economic conditions as “poor” or “very poor," but economists say the state's roared back from pandemic-driven disaster.

Mother Jones senior editor Michael Mechanic gives us an idea, in his book "Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live—and How Their Wealth Harms Us All."

Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick by J. David McSwane.

A new study finds white, wealthy homeowners in Oakland receive thousands more in tax breaks than owners of homes in minority neighborhoods.

The proposed 115-unit complex would begin to address a chronic housing shortage in the region that was made worse by the 2020 wildfires in the Rogue Valley.

State lawmakers have several proposals for sending checks to people to help with the increased cost of gas. One-time checks would be especially helpful for people with lower incomes, economists and policy experts said. Republicans are pushing to temporarily suspend the state gas tax to reduce the price of gas.

The computer chip maker said it would build two leading-edge factories in Germany, with additional investments across Europe.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed pausing tax increase on gas sellers and Republican state lawmakers have pushed for suspending the tax entirely in the short term. Those plans would likely reduce the price of gas, but it’s not clear by how much. This week Newsom teased a possible rebate to deal with gas prices.